Shelfari – Closing My Account
This is just a short message to say that I’m closing my account at Shelfari. Why am I doing this: I have an account at Goodreads. I have been using both Shelfari and Goodreads alongside each other and...
View ArticleKindle: I Finally Have One
After a number of years of reading ebooks on my lap top and before that on my old computer, I have now got myself a Kindle – the Kindle 4. A little bit of trial and error – a bit of playing about with...
View ArticleArticle: Shelflook
The following link is to an article on the iphone app – shelflook. An app that allows the reading of book spines in an easier way at the bookshop. For more visit:...
View ArticleTips for Tech: Money Jar
In one of my other Blogs I have an occasional post that I call ‘Tips for Life,’ which means the post is basically a daily life hack type of post which covers something for making life easier. So in...
View ArticleAmazon Is Making It Easier to Publish Your Own Kindle Textbooks
Originally posted on TIME:Amazon announced Thursday that it’s making it possible for authors to create and distribute digital textbooks using its self-publishing tool, Kindle Direct Publishing. The...
View ArticleUsing Phonics Makes Learning to Read Easier, Says Study
Originally posted on TIME:New research suggests that relying on phonics, a method of learning where an individual sounds out words, helps students to learn reading faster when compared with the...
View ArticleEary iOS App
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the Eary iOS app, which is for listening to audiobooks on Spotify. For more visit:https://ebookfriendly.com/eary-ios-app-spotify-audiobooks/
View ArticleYes, adult literacy should be improved. But governments can make their...
Shutterstock Cath Ferguson, Edith Cowan University A parliamentary inquiry is looking into how to improve adult literacy in Australia. Having a low level of literacy is not the same thing as being...
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